{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-894.309","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 894.309","heading":"I am a TEI-D or TEI-V. Am I eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, and cover my TEI family members?","body":"(a) FEDVIP dental plan. (1) A sponsor who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment.\n(2) A sponsor who is a TEI-D but who does not enroll even though eligible, is not an enrollee and cannot enroll or cover TEI family members.\n(3) A TEI certifying family member who is a TEI-D is eligible to enroll and to cover TEI-D family members under the enrollment when:\n(i) The sponsor is not a TEI-D;\n(ii) The sponsor is deceased; or\n(iii) The sponsor is a TEI-D described at § 894.804(b)(1) or (2) who does not enroll (therefore is not an enrollee and cannot cover TEI family members) and the sponsor:\n(A) Receives dental services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);\n(B) Has employer-sponsored dental coverage without a family coverage option; or\n(C) Has a medical or dental condition that prevents him or her from obtaining dental benefits.\n(b) FEDVIP vision plan. (1) A sponsor who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members.\n(2) A TEI certifying family member who is a TEI-V is eligible to enroll and cover TEI-V family members under the enrollment when:\n(i) The sponsor is not a TEI-V; or\n(ii) The sponsor is deceased.\n(3) A TEI former spouse is eligible to enroll for self only, but may not elect a self plus one or self and family type of enrollment and may not cover family members, even if they are TEI family members.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 894—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE PROGRAM","Subpart C—Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"198741142434ac7b383f7f4482402ac02c55b20bf2f1eb208a416e88e1d6d5b8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-894.308","next":"us/5-cfr-894.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}